Apple reveals top apps, games, films, music and books of 2013

Apple is no longer just a manufacturer of shiny gadgets, now it's also a major
music service, book publisher and film distributor. We look at the most
popular apps, games, films, books and music of the year on iTunes and the
App Store

Films

The 23rd and latest installment in the James Bond film franchise, Skyfall, topped the UK download list in 2013. Little wonder: The Telegraph's film reviewer Robbie Collins called the Sam Mendes-directed film "often dazzling and always audacious".

Books

Erotic fiction dominated the most-popular fiction list of 2013. Sylvia Day's novel Entwined With You came top of the list, while her Reflected in You and Bared to You came in fourth and fifth. EL James's raunchy Fifty Shades of Grey came in fourth place, while follow-ups Fifty Shades Freed and Fifty Shades Darker occupied the seventh and eight positions.

Music

Robin Thicke's blurred lines may have provoked controversy with its allegedly misogynistic lyrics, leading to bans at several UK universities, but it was the most downloaded track of 2013 in the UK. The song also featured on the Now That's What I Call Music! 85 compilation, which was the biggest-selling album of the year.

Apps

Games dominate the top-downloaded lists for both free and paid-for apps on the iPhone. Candy Crush Saga was the most popular free app of 2013, while Temple Run 2 came in third. In terms of paid-for apps, Minecraft led the chart, with Angry Birds Star Wars in second place. Downloads on the iPad closely resembled the phone lists, with Candy Crush Sage topping the free chart and Minecraft leading the paid-for list.